According to the federal government, the department of Housing and Urban Development, only .18% of the US population is homeless! Really?
Do you buy it? Only eighteen in every ten thousand american people are homeless?
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beckyromero · 36-40, FVIP
Like any statistic, it depends.
Is HUD counting the temporary homeless or only those who have given up looking for housing?
Apparently, HUD has a two-page definition for homelessness.
https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/HomelessDefinition_RecordkeepingRequirementsandCriteria.pdf
Given the record-keeping requirements to meet the definition, I would think the .18% number is way of the mark (too low).
Is HUD counting the temporary homeless or only those who have given up looking for housing?
Apparently, HUD has a two-page definition for homelessness.
https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/HomelessDefinition_RecordkeepingRequirementsandCriteria.pdf
Given the record-keeping requirements to meet the definition, I would think the .18% number is way of the mark (too low).